Harrow's Chicken Pies Is Opening in Dedham

A small local group of restaurants and stores featuring chicken pies is going to be opening a new location, with this one being its first that is not in the northern suburbs of Boston.

According to the Phantom Gourmet (and confirmed on the restaurant's Facebook page), Harrow's Chicken Pies is going to be opening on the Providence Highway in Dedham in the plaza where Bed Bath & Beyond is, with an expected opening date sometime in the early winter of 2013. Once it opens, the new Harrow's will join locations north of Boston that include Medford, Reading, Saugus, and Tewksbury.

[January 3, 2013 update: According to their Facebook page, the new Harrow's in Dedham has opened.]

Harrow's Chicken Pies first opened in Reading in the 1930s, offering freshly-made chicken pies with slow-cooked white meat chicken. The pies can be purchased with or without carrots and potatoes.

It appears that the address for the new Harrow's is: Harrow's Chicken Pies, 810 Providence Highway, Dedham, MA, 02026. The Harrow's website is at http://www.chickenpieguys.com/


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Jamaica Plain's First Winter Farmers Market to Open

A new winter farmers market is getting ready to open, and this one will be setting up shop in a neighborhood of Boston.

An email sent from The Williams Agency indicates that Jamaica Plain will be the site of the Egleston Farmers Market this winter, with the market being located at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall on Brookside Avenue in the Egleston Square area. The market, which begins on Saturday, November 10, will likely have a dozen (or more) vendors, including Buckle Farms, Foxboro Cheese Company, Mei-Mei Street Kitchen, Stillmans Farm, and The Cupcakory.

The Egleston Farmers Market will be held on Saturdays twice a month in November and December and weekly in January and February, with hours being 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

For more information on Jamaica Plain's first farmers market, please go to the link below:

http://eglestonfarmersmarket.org/


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Fundraiser at Mike's City Diner for New York City Folks Affected by Sandy

A food-based fundraiser to help folks in New York City who were affected by Sandy is going to be held in the South End of Boston next week.

An email from Baltz and Company indicates that on Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 PM, Ken Oringer and several other Boston chefs will be at Mike's City Diner on Washington Street to help raise money for the American Red Cross. The chefs will prepare a meal of white truffles, oysters, foie gras, duck, and lobster (including wine pairings) for 50 guests at a minimum donation of $500 per person, with all of the money going to the organization. Chefs who will be at the event include Ken Oringer (Clio, Uni, Toro, La Verdad, Coppa, Earth), Jamie Bissonnette (Toro, Coppa), Joanne Chang (Flour Bakery, Myers + Chang), Jay Hajj (Mike's City Diner), Tony Maws (Craigie on Main), Michael Serpa (Neptune Oyster Bar), and Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger, Blue Dragon), with a raw bar provided by Island Creek Oysters.

If you would like tickets to this fundraiser, please e-mail Jen at ToroRestaurant@gmail.com or go to this link:

http://sandyreliefbostonpopup.eventbrite.com/

Mike's City Diner is located at 1714 Washington Street in the South End.

[November 9 update: A Twitter post from Joanne Chang indicates that the event at Mike's City Diner raised a total of $30,000 for hurricane relief.]


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Boston Magazine Chooses Its 50 Top Restaurants of 2012

A local magazine that features articles on all aspects of Boston living has come out with its picks for best restaurants of 2012, and the list includes everything from casual neighborhood bistros to elegant high-end eateries.

Over the past six months, Boston Magazine has been looking around the city (and suburbs) for the area's best dining experiences, narrowing it down to 50 picks for the year. Included are relatively new spots (Trade, Tres Gatos), gastropubs and local hangouts (Russell House Tavern, The Gallows), ethnic places (East By Northeast, Oishii), landmark restaurants (Hamersley's Bistro, L'Espalier), and much more.

To see the complete list of restaurants picks by Boston Magazine, please go to the link below:

The 50 Best Restaurants 2012


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SoWa Food Truck Court Will Be Open All Year Round

It looks like people will now be able to visit food trucks in Boston's South End all year long.

According to a post on the SoWa Open Market Facebook page, food trucks will be set up at SoWa through the rest of the fall and winter, with the trucks being set up inside the restored power station at 540 Harrison Avenue starting Sunday, November 11. Hours for the food trucks will be 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM each Sunday through April 28, when they will presumably return to their usual "warm-weather" space.

Thanks to Adam's Hospitality & Tourism Industry Blog for bringing this to our attention.


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Wings Over Is Opening in Boston, Arlington

A small chain of wing places based in Massachusetts is going to be opening two more locations in the Boston area.

Eater Boston is reporting (via Craigslist) that Wings Over is planning to open in Boston and Arlington, with both locations scheduled to open sometime later this month. Once they open, the two new shops will join existing locations in Brookline and Somerville, as well as Amherst (where it started out in 1999), Framingham, Lowell, Springfield,  Worcester, and a handful of outlets in other states on the East Coast and in the Great Lakes area. (Another proposed location in Waltham fell through after the City Council ruled against it due to potential traffic issues.)

[November 7 update: The Arlington Advocate states that the Arlington location of Wings Over will be located at 218 Mass. Ave. (near the Lake Street intersection), which is where the Wing Place of Arlington had been.]

[November 20 update: It appears that the new Wings Over in Boston and Arlington are on the verge of opening, as Grub Street Boston states that both plan to open by the end of the month. (Still no word on where the Boston location will be.)]

[April 4, 2013 update: According to the chain's website, the Wings Over location in Arlington is now open, and an address has been given for the upcoming location in Boston (325 Huntington Avenue by Northeastern University).]

[June 10, 2013 update: According to a new Craigslist job post, the Boston location of Wings Over is now open.]

Wings Over features both regular and boneless wings in an array of flavors, including BBQ, teriyaki, hot garlic, Jamaican jerk, sweet chili, and honey mustard. A wide heat range is offered as well.

The website for Wings Over is at http://wingsover.com/


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